MATH240-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Introduction to Analysis

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

Description

This course will develop the students’ skills in mathematically rigorous thinking through the study of analysis, one of the fundamental subjects within mathematics. Throughout the course, students will acquire the necessary tools to formulate and prove results about a range of topics, including the real number system and limits.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will:

• understand a range of topics in real analysis;
• be able to formulate formal mathematical arguments and proofs;
• be able to work with both concrete examples and more abstract, axiomatic theory;
• appreciate the wider relevance of the topics covered.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

MATH222, MATH243

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 11:00 - 12:00 A9 Lecture Theatre
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 A8 Lecture Theatre
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 10:00 - 11:00 A8 Lecture Theatre
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 08:00 - 09:00 Rata 129 Tutorial Room
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
02 Thursday 09:00 - 10:00 Jack Erskine 244
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
03 Thursday 16:00 - 17:00 Jack Erskine 241
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct

Course Coordinator

Geertrui Van de Voorde

Lecturer

Felipe Voloch

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $951.00

International fee $5,388.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Mathematics and Statistics .

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